Business, Management & Marketing at Northern Illinois University

If you plan to study business, management and marketing, take a look at what Northern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 592 business, management and marketing majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at NIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NIU does offer online education options in business, management and marketing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NIU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business, management and marketing programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	802

In 2021, 324 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from NIU. This makes it the #170 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 592 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing from NIU. About 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at NIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business, management and marketing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	70
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	349
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

NIU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 324 students earned a master's degree in business, management and marketing from NIU. About 37% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from NIU, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	194
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

NIU also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	317
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	186
Accounting	156
Marketing	154
Finance & Financial Management	92
Taxation	11

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Office Clerks	165,970	$37,220
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Customer Service Representatives	120,270	$37,840
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	70,300	$68,510
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	67,780	$37,930

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.